Michael Tucker, 50, was jailed for 26 years at Norwich Crown Court for murdering his partner, Rebecca Thorpe, 28, and hiding her body in a freezer. The murder happened in the village of Snettisham and during the actual investigation there was widespread speculation on Twitter about the circumstances of the killing. Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry, from Norfolk Police, said the investigation had been a "complex one" which was complicated by the use of social media. A lot of misinformation was provided by many Twitter users, what made it difficult for Mr Fry to differentiate facts from untrue things. "I understand that it is human nature to discuss these things online. I would just ask that people think twice about what they actually know and what is speculation", he said.
Twitter is one of the fastest and most used online social networks. People find it interesting and entertaining because it provides you an overview of what your friends are doing at a particular time. The disadvantage of Twitter is the fact that
everyone in the world can read your updates (unless you protect protect your tweets, which only 10% of the users actually does). People should not use Twitter for personal or private cases because it can have some serious consequences. I use Twitter myself, as you can see on the right side of this blog, but I will never use it for such things.
Source:
The Independent
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